Improvement in bale-ties



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD TERRELL, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. K

IMPROVEMENT IN BALE-TIES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 156,263, dated October 27, 1874; application tiled June 17, 1874.

Io all whom it may concern Beit known-that I, RICHARD TEEEELL, of the city of New Orleans, parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bale- Ties; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and correct description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved mode of securing the ends of metal bands surrounding cotton or other bales. The nature of the invention consists in folding one end of a baleband, in a manner which will hereinafter be `described, in order that the opposite end of said band may be quickly and securely fastened thereto.

My invention will be readily understood by referring to the drawing, whereon Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4. represent the folds necessary to form the fastening at one end of the band. Figs. 5 and 6 show modifications of the above fastening, with the opposite end of the band secured thereto.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

The first part of the tie, Fig. 4, may be constructed at the factory, by Iirst bending or folding back upon itself, say about five inches ofthe extreme end of the band, as shown at Fig. 1. This folded end is next bent over,

and at a right angle to the band, as at Fig. 2, after which it is folded back under, Fig. 3,

and again over the band, as shown at Fig. 4.

The operation of securing the ends together is `as follows: After the band has been placed around the bale the straight end d ofthe same is folded into an oblate hook, A, and secured to the upper fold e on the opposite end ot' the band, by slipping the said hook edgewise over the same. The outer end of the upper fold or band-seat e may be bent back, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.,El

It will readily be understood from the above description and the drawing that my improved fasting will hold with equa-l tenacity Whether the same be secured with the free end of the obl-ate hook nearest the cotton or on the out side of the band.

Having described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

RICHARD TERRELL.

' Witnesses H. N. JENKINS, T. J. ROAGH. 

